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Speaker 1 (00:00):
They I've been I've been thinking, I want you to
be happy. I want you to be happier when the
morning incomes, when we see.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What we've been in the Colinada day. We were a
flaming norms, not the five that we bene Every argument,
every word we can't take back because with all that
has happened, I think now we both know the way
to the story.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
And then only business.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Leaders from Michigan wants more jobs, higher personal income, and
a healthy economy. That's the focus of business leaders from Michigan,
and they're comprised of the leaders of the top companies
in our states. They want Michigan to have a unified
vision for collective action that draws more talent and increases
(00:52):
investment and creates a healthy pipeline of scalable companies that
would make Michigan a top ten state for jobs and
and a thriving economy. Right now, I fear we're not there.
Steve Frisbee is a state representative Republican from Penfield in
Calhoun County, and he's on our radio stage, our at
(01:13):
and T line right this very moment. Thank you for
being here and welcome to the program.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
Thanks for having me Michael.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Well, who's accountable for the condition of Michigan right now?
And where do we go from here?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
Well, I think it's probably a waste to start pointing fingers,
and I think it's better a energy to start fixing
things in a direction that business leaders know best what
they need to be successful in this state. I think
we all need to start rowing in the same direction.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Well, in terms of the budget, we're running out of time,
already surpassed the July first deadline, and October it'll be
here before we know it.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Yep. And we've done our part. We've put it, put
forward a balanced budget for K twelve and roads. That's
what we wanted to focus on to start with, because
we need to do deep dives into what's going on
throughout the rest of the State of Michigan's budget with
(02:19):
wasteful spending, and even the Attorney General now is calling
for a halt in spending at the Michigan Economic Development
Corporation as a result of things that have been going
on there. So we want to take it slower the
rest of it. We want the education budget done. It's
been been hard to get people to the table to negotiate.
(02:43):
The Senate was gone for over a month mid July
until last week, so it's kind of hard to negotiate
with yourself. And we need the Senate Democrats to sit
down with leadership from the House and figure this out
and get it done quickly.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Yeasent in Frisbee. You've described it as a reckless brinksmanship.
Can you give an.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Example, Well, I think you know. Two weeks ago we
put forth two bills in the House floor. Both were
one was a priority mentioned prominently in the Governor's State
of the State address, and that was dealing with cell
phones in the classroom. It's it's a highly sought and
(03:28):
needed issue. There's been a lot of studies about the
effects of cell phones and classrooms. And we put it
on the floor and every Democrat voted no, and later
in conversations with a couple of my colleagues across the aisle,
it was we're just going to take a win when
we can get one. They wanted to defeat it. They're
also mad at the governor because she's gone to the
(03:50):
White House a few times. But when she goes to
the White House, she comes home with good things for Michigan,
like an air wing for self Ridge and fifty million
dollars in federal funding to help recover in the ice
storm and the infrastructure in northern Michigan Asian carp prevention
(04:10):
into the Great Lakes. So I'm not sure why you
would be mad at the governor for doing good things
for Michigan other than they don't like the fact that
she's gone to the White House and seems to be
able to work with Donald Trump.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Well, you know why, because there is and you know,
I'm not picking a side, I'm just saying there is.
There is Trump arrangement syndrome. There are people who just
cannot stand the sight.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Of the guy.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
No matter what happens, no matter what good might come,
they're going to they're not going to give one inch
on that issue, right.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
And and that's in spite of what's good for the
citizens of the state of Michigan. So, whether you like
Donald Trump or not, and like you said, there's a
lot of people that don't, that's fine. But when you're
moving forward and doing good things and helping our state,
just take to say thank you, and let's move along
and keep going and looking for the next opportunity to
(05:06):
fix the state.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Having said that, the Speaker of the House, Matt Hall,
who is a Republican, is quoted as saying that you're
seeing the Attorney general investigating the MEDC which you just mentioned,
and he says, did you ever see Dana Nessell investigate
Gretchen Whitmer before she started embracing Donald Trump? The answer
is no, probably not.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Yeah, I'm glad Dana is investigating or excuse me, being
a Nessel Attorney general is investigating this issue. It's pretty
sad that twenty million dollars just handed over to it
yet to be formed nonprofit. And those are some of
the things that are slowing the process down this year.
(05:50):
Is that we're trying to put you know, transparency and
good thought into legislative directed spending. So it's at different
times in the lack of bipartisanship right now is very
evident and we need to get back to the table,
get this negotiated, get it done to the schools and
(06:13):
families know what's going on.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
You can imagine why it would frustrate the average person
when they hear that not one Democrat voted yes on
banning the cell phones and schools, even when the governor
was supporting it. Because somebody must have thought it was
a good idea, but that's just they're just playing team
ball there, aren't they.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Yeah. The other bill that they voted no on that day,
and that one Democrat voted for, was to extend the
time for the Lifer the Juvenile Lifer Bill, which can
Supreme Court rule that twenty one year olds are now
juveniles and to be considered for this, which is a
little bit odd, actually a lot odd, but there's a
(06:56):
timeframe to get it done. And you know, Kim Worthy,
the Genesee County prosecutor, Republican prosecutors, everybody in the states
that we need more time to get these done, not
you know, be in jeopardy of letting convicted murderers walk free.
So we said, hey, this is an easy bill. This
(07:16):
is a show by partisanship opportunity along with a cell
phone bill. And they dug in and said, no, we're
going to take some legislative victories to.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
At what peril. Thank you, Representative Steve Frisbee Calhoun. When
it comes to healthcare costs, we often focus on one thing,
our insurance premiums. But what if we're only seeing part
of the picture. The truth is our health insurance costs
reside downstream at the end of the cost equation, but
to really understand what's driving up costs, we need to
look upstream to the healthcare system itself. Upstream, there are
(07:50):
costs like the price is charged by hospitals and doctors,
and the cost of prescription drugs, healthcare administration, and technology.
These costs flow downstream directly into your health insurance premium.
That's why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is advocating
for a system wide solution to address the rising cost
of healthcare. Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal, needs
(08:13):
to work for everyone, and affordability matters, and that starts
with shedding light on the entire cost equation from upstream
costs to downstream premiums. Want to learn more, visitmibluedaily dot
com slash affordability
They I've been I've been thinking, I want you to
be happy. I want you to be happier when the
morning incomes, when we see.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What we've been in the Colinada day. We were a
flaming norms, not the five that we bene Every argument,
every word we can't take back because with all that
has happened, I think now we both know the way
to the story.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
And then only business.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Leaders from Michigan wants more jobs, higher personal income, and
a healthy economy. That's the focus of business leaders from Michigan,
and they're comprised of the leaders of the top companies
in our states. They want Michigan to have a unified
vision for collective action that draws more talent and increases
(00:52):
investment and creates a healthy pipeline of scalable companies that
would make Michigan a top ten state for jobs and
and a thriving economy. Right now, I fear we're not there.
Steve Frisbee is a state representative Republican from Penfield in
Calhoun County, and he's on our radio stage, our at
(01:13):
and T line right this very moment. Thank you for
being here and welcome to the program.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
Thanks for having me Michael.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Well, who's accountable for the condition of Michigan right now?
And where do we go from here?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
Well, I think it's probably a waste to start pointing fingers,
and I think it's better a energy to start fixing
things in a direction that business leaders know best what
they need to be successful in this state. I think
we all need to start rowing in the same direction.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Well, in terms of the budget, we're running out of time,
already surpassed the July first deadline, and October it'll be
here before we know it.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Yep. And we've done our part. We've put it, put
forward a balanced budget for K twelve and roads. That's
what we wanted to focus on to start with, because
we need to do deep dives into what's going on
throughout the rest of the State of Michigan's budget with
(02:19):
wasteful spending, and even the Attorney General now is calling
for a halt in spending at the Michigan Economic Development
Corporation as a result of things that have been going
on there. So we want to take it slower the
rest of it. We want the education budget done. It's
been been hard to get people to the table to negotiate.
(02:43):
The Senate was gone for over a month mid July
until last week, so it's kind of hard to negotiate
with yourself. And we need the Senate Democrats to sit
down with leadership from the House and figure this out
and get it done quickly.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Yeasent in Frisbee. You've described it as a reckless brinksmanship.
Can you give an.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Example, Well, I think you know. Two weeks ago we
put forth two bills in the House floor. Both were
one was a priority mentioned prominently in the Governor's State
of the State address, and that was dealing with cell
phones in the classroom. It's it's a highly sought and
(03:28):
needed issue. There's been a lot of studies about the
effects of cell phones and classrooms. And we put it
on the floor and every Democrat voted no, and later
in conversations with a couple of my colleagues across the aisle,
it was we're just going to take a win when
we can get one. They wanted to defeat it. They're
also mad at the governor because she's gone to the
(03:50):
White House a few times. But when she goes to
the White House, she comes home with good things for Michigan,
like an air wing for self Ridge and fifty million
dollars in federal funding to help recover in the ice
storm and the infrastructure in northern Michigan Asian carp prevention
(04:10):
into the Great Lakes. So I'm not sure why you
would be mad at the governor for doing good things
for Michigan other than they don't like the fact that
she's gone to the White House and seems to be
able to work with Donald Trump.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Well, you know why, because there is and you know,
I'm not picking a side, I'm just saying there is.
There is Trump arrangement syndrome. There are people who just
cannot stand the sight.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Of the guy.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
No matter what happens, no matter what good might come,
they're going to they're not going to give one inch
on that issue, right.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
And and that's in spite of what's good for the
citizens of the state of Michigan. So, whether you like
Donald Trump or not, and like you said, there's a
lot of people that don't, that's fine. But when you're
moving forward and doing good things and helping our state,
just take to say thank you, and let's move along
and keep going and looking for the next opportunity to
(05:06):
fix the state.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Having said that, the Speaker of the House, Matt Hall,
who is a Republican, is quoted as saying that you're
seeing the Attorney general investigating the MEDC which you just mentioned,
and he says, did you ever see Dana Nessell investigate
Gretchen Whitmer before she started embracing Donald Trump? The answer
is no, probably not.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Yeah, I'm glad Dana is investigating or excuse me, being
a Nessel Attorney general is investigating this issue. It's pretty
sad that twenty million dollars just handed over to it
yet to be formed nonprofit. And those are some of
the things that are slowing the process down this year.
(05:50):
Is that we're trying to put you know, transparency and
good thought into legislative directed spending. So it's at different
times in the lack of bipartisanship right now is very
evident and we need to get back to the table,
get this negotiated, get it done to the schools and
(06:13):
families know what's going on.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
You can imagine why it would frustrate the average person
when they hear that not one Democrat voted yes on
banning the cell phones and schools, even when the governor
was supporting it. Because somebody must have thought it was
a good idea, but that's just they're just playing team
ball there, aren't they.
Speaker 4 (06:33):
Yeah. The other bill that they voted no on that day,
and that one Democrat voted for, was to extend the
time for the Lifer the Juvenile Lifer Bill, which can
Supreme Court rule that twenty one year olds are now
juveniles and to be considered for this, which is a
little bit odd, actually a lot odd, but there's a
(06:56):
timeframe to get it done. And you know, Kim Worthy,
the Genesee County prosecutor, Republican prosecutors, everybody in the states
that we need more time to get these done, not
you know, be in jeopardy of letting convicted murderers walk free.
So we said, hey, this is an easy bill. This
(07:16):
is a show by partisanship opportunity along with a cell
phone bill. And they dug in and said, no, we're
going to take some legislative victories to.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
At what peril. Thank you, Representative Steve Frisbee Calhoun. When
it comes to healthcare costs, we often focus on one thing,
our insurance premiums. But what if we're only seeing part
of the picture. The truth is our health insurance costs
reside downstream at the end of the cost equation, but
to really understand what's driving up costs, we need to
look upstream to the healthcare system itself. Upstream, there are
(07:50):
costs like the price is charged by hospitals and doctors,
and the cost of prescription drugs, healthcare administration, and technology.
These costs flow downstream directly into your health insurance premium.
That's why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is advocating
for a system wide solution to address the rising cost
of healthcare. Blue Cross knows that healthcare is personal, needs
(08:13):
to work for everyone, and affordability matters, and that starts
with shedding light on the entire cost equation from upstream
costs to downstream premiums. Want to learn more, visitmibluedaily dot
com slash affordability
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